Noun | 1. | flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design |
2. | flag - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals | |
3. | flag - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device Synonyms: signal flag | |
4. | flag - a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. Synonyms: masthead | |
5. | flag - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green Synonyms: pin | |
6. | flag - stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones Synonyms: flagstone | |
7. | flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | |
Verb | 1. | flag - communicate or signal with a flag |
2. | flag - provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" | |
3. | flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness | |
4. | flag - decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday" | |
5. | flag - become less intense |
1. | (programming) | flag - A variable or quantity that can take on one of two values; a bit, particularly one that is used to indicate one of two outcomes or is used to control which of two things is to be done. "This flag controls whether to clear the screen before printing the message." "The program status word contains several flag bits." See also hidden flag, mode bit. | |
2. | flag - command line option. |